Imagine for a minute, that every person who somehow found a way to successfully manage their work and family life shared that bit of knowledge with someone else. Even it if that success was for one day, one month or throughout their career.

People love to pigeonhole; they make snap judgments based on the most obvious thing about you, which is usually your job. Being raised around this sort of thing, we grow up being domesticated into believing these 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. stereotypes as being factual.

I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Patricia Adson, a psychologist who works to help men and women strike a healthy balance between life and work. Overextending yourself at home and at work, according to Dr. Adson, is a leading ingredient to a stress-filled life.